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Publié le 31/05/11 à 03:04
(contenu en anglais)
The ESP Eclipse II is a guitar that is made to look like a Gibson Les Paul. However, just because it looks like one doesn't mean it'll sound like one. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but just keep that in mind. The guitar features a mahogany body with a mahogany set neck and rosewood fretboard, 22 extra jumbo frets, two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
The craftsmanship on the ESP Standard series is awesome. They're well built guitars, and they generally don't cost an arm and a leg like so many other manufacturers out there. The binding on this is nice and clean. There are no places where the routing got sloppy, and the glue is clean. The frets are crowned properly, and there are no sharp edges, either. It has quality tone woods that really help it resonate. The guitar is not as thick as a normal LP, so keep that in mind.
SOUNDS
The guitar has a mixture of both LP and SG tones. While it looks like an LP and has a similar construction, the overall body thickness is thinner than a normal LP or the full thickness Eclipse. The guitar comes equipped with an EMG 81 in the bridge and EMG 60 in the neck. The 81 gives a great bite, and it works amazingly well with mahogany. They really complement each other in terms of bass, midrange and treble to sound cutting but full. The EMG 60 does great cleans, but I was never a huge fan of it under gain. It has an almost single coil sound at times with gain.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're looking for a Les Paul alternative that's thinner and easier to play, check out the ESP Eclipse II. ESP has way better QC than Gibson these days, so it might be worth buying one of these. However, because it's thinner than a Les Paul, you won't be able to get the same type of tone. If you're dead set on that LP tone without breaking the bank, try an older Burny, Tokai or an Edwards.
UTILIZATION
The craftsmanship on the ESP Standard series is awesome. They're well built guitars, and they generally don't cost an arm and a leg like so many other manufacturers out there. The binding on this is nice and clean. There are no places where the routing got sloppy, and the glue is clean. The frets are crowned properly, and there are no sharp edges, either. It has quality tone woods that really help it resonate. The guitar is not as thick as a normal LP, so keep that in mind.
SOUNDS
The guitar has a mixture of both LP and SG tones. While it looks like an LP and has a similar construction, the overall body thickness is thinner than a normal LP or the full thickness Eclipse. The guitar comes equipped with an EMG 81 in the bridge and EMG 60 in the neck. The 81 gives a great bite, and it works amazingly well with mahogany. They really complement each other in terms of bass, midrange and treble to sound cutting but full. The EMG 60 does great cleans, but I was never a huge fan of it under gain. It has an almost single coil sound at times with gain.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're looking for a Les Paul alternative that's thinner and easier to play, check out the ESP Eclipse II. ESP has way better QC than Gibson these days, so it might be worth buying one of these. However, because it's thinner than a Les Paul, you won't be able to get the same type of tone. If you're dead set on that LP tone without breaking the bank, try an older Burny, Tokai or an Edwards.